One of one, 615-horsepower McLaren Dodge Viper is one of the rarest modern American supercars.
Back in 2006, American Specialty Cars (ASC) brought a modified Dodge Viper SRT10 to the Detroit Auto Show with the intention of marketing the upgraded Mopar supercar. Unfortunately, ASC went out of business shortly after introducing the modified Viper, so only one example was built, but that one-off, McLaren-tuned Dodge supercar is on sale right now for a fraction of the initial price.
2006 McLaren Dodge Viper ASC Diamondback
When American Specialty Cars was developing their modified 2006 Dodge Viper, they turned to the folks at McLaren for tuning help. The British racing experts added a unique individual port throttle body system with some old school-looking trumpeted intakes poking up through the custom carbon fiber hood. With some changes to the engine computer, this intake system lifts the output of the Viper V10 from 510 horsepower to 615 horsepower.
Next, the ASC-prepared Dodge Viper has a carbon fiber hood, roof, trunk lid, rockers, rear fascia and front fascia, quad-tipped exhaust outlets, a lowered suspension setup and custom 19-inch wheels. The package was finished with a unique Arctic White paint scheme with blue and orange accents.
All said and done, this package cut 85 pounds from the “normal” Viper while also adding 105 horsepower, so in addition to being rare, this McLaren-tuned Dodge should offer significantly better performance than a stock 2006 car.
Second Time Around
According to Motor Authority, this 2006 Dodge Viper ASC Diamondback was sold online back in 2009, at which point the car had 55 miles on the odometer and a price tag of $295,000. This time, the odometer reads 74 miles and the price tag is the same. While $295,000 might seem like a whole lot of money for a tuned 2006 Viper with a carbon fiber body, keep in mind that when ASC built this car, it reportedly cost them $750,000.
Perhaps the ridiculous build cost was why the company went out of business before they had a chance to market this unique Viper, but they built one and you can buy it right now from California exotic car dealer American Supercars.
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